62.9% of respondents have been in favor of preserving the dying penalty in Korea in a ballot by Realmeter
On Jan. 13, 2026, former President Yoon Suk-yeol speaks on the remaining listening to of his trial on fees of main an revolt along with his abortive declaration of martial regulation one yr earlier. (courtesy of the Seoul Central District Courtroom)
A public ballot launched on Thursday signifies that 58.1% of Koreans suppose the particular counsel investigating Yoon Suk-yeol’s declaration of martial regulation in December 2024 was proper to request the dying penalty for the disgraced former president.
In a ballot of 506 voters aged 18 and above across the nation carried out by Realmeter on behalf of Economic system Enterprise Newspaper on Wednesday, 58.1% of respondents mentioned the dying sentence can be applicable for Yoon, whereas 38.7% mentioned it will be inappropriate. In different phrases, approval for the prosecutors’ requested sentence had practically a 20-point lead over disapproval.
The ballot, which had a pattern margin of plus or minus 4.4 factors and a 95% confidence degree, was carried out via an automatic polling technique on cell phones.
In most components of the nation, approval of the prosecutors’ requested sentence outweighed disapproval. The one areas the place disapproval prevailed have been Seoul and Daegu/North Gyeongsang Province, the place the outcomes have been 50.8% towards and 43.9% in favor, and 50.5% towards and 41.4% in favor, respectively.
When ballot respondents have been requested whether or not Korea ought to maintain the dying penalty on the books or abolish it, 62.9% of respondents mentioned the nation ought to retain capital punishment — practically double the share who mentioned it must be abolished (31.9%).
Extra particulars concerning the ballot will be discovered on the Nationwide Election Survey Deliberation Fee’s official web site (in Korean).
By Jang Na-rye, employees reporter
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